Changes, outings and falls!

So I've talked to the vet and we've changed her diet so that she's no longer constipated. Her temperature is still elevated, but we'll give that time. I'll update if there are any medical changes, but hopefully my next post won't be until tomorrow.

I took her outside while trying to get her to go potty. She was so hyper and had lots of running to do. Here is one of the clips:

Uh-oh!

Checked her temperature this afternoon, it's 101.5 which is significantly higher than it has been. She has been blanketed all day because it's been cool out, so I took it off and hoping that'll make her feel better.

She's having some issues going potty, so in a few minutes I'll be taking her out for a walk. She's also getting a diluted formula for the next feeding :/ Still pesky and eating, but I'm a little worried. I'll be calling the vet back out if we don't have any significant changes for the better in the next hour.

Day Three

Finally a slow day for little Izzy. She has had vet appointments and visitors and all sorts of stuff going on ever since she got here. Today is a slow day, with a few of her babysitters coming over this evening to take care of her. Too bad the weather is bad, she wants to go out and play!

I let her outside after her lunch feeding and she had a blast! I had to clean her little "bedroom" and didn't want to get in her way. As soon as I let her out she said "see ya later momma"!

Here is a video from her little outing (excuse the quality, it's from my phone).

It's hard to tell, but she is getting around much better on her long lanky legs!

Thanks for all the support you guys have been showing her, and thanks for all the prayers and jingles!

(Special thanks to her babysitters, my family, and her donors)

Izzy's recheck!

Well the vet came to check little Izzy out today. They did another foal exam on her, clean lungs/heart/etc and her legs are already looking better. They're very impressed and happy with how she's coming along. They said she can go out a few more times a day, as long as the weather is nice. She'll love that! The biggest concern was if her body would take to the plasma - and it did :) She shouldn't have to be seen again for a long time, as long as everything goes well. She'll get her first set of shots in a few months, but we might just do that ourselves.

In just two days her vet bills alone have totaled up to $786. We've had a few donations and that has helped a lot! Even donating time, materials (old rags, bedding, used horse gear, old bottles, etc) will be greatly appreciated. We're thinking of doing some fundraising ideas, her Auntie Tasha came up with an awesome one! ;)

Thanks for all the good wishes for the little one, she still has a lot to get through and the next few weeks before we can be really sure on if she'll pull through.

Isabel's little outing

My sister and I took baby Isabel out for a short outing this morning. She's not supposed to get very much excersize for the next week or two, because her legs are so crooked. Vet says she'll straighten out, and we have an amazing farrier involved.

She decided to be brave and run off from us for the first time! So very full of herself now, such an amazing thing to see. In just one day she's become a completely different little horse.

Introducing Isabel into the world

Isabel or "Izzy", was born on Monday, March 28th, 2011 sometime in the evening. Her mother abandoned her as soon as she dropped. When Izzy tried to nurse, the mother started going at her and kicking. The mother then abandoned her into the large herd, and she was not accepted by any of the other mares.

I found out about her on Tuesday morning and immediately brought her to my home. There I nursed her every hour and let her outside when t

he sun was shining. She pulled through the afternoon and the vet came out that evening. They checked her blood and gave her a health exam. She was given a clean bill of health, but she needed to have a plasma transfusion because she did not get colostrum from her mother. She pulled through the night; nursing eagerly every hour, going to the bathroom and taking long naps.

We will continue to monitor through the day, and the vet will be out some time to check her blood again. Then we will find out if the plasma worked or if she will need to go on antibiotics.

I now understand exactly why people say "a free horse, is never free". My free, orphan filly, has run a tab with our vet up to $688 and that's just from yesterday!